Question from CindyH regarding Park Hopper Passes

[WebmasterMaryJo]

CindyH in Northern California had trouble posting the following question...

CindyH in Northern California
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I am trying to decide whether to buy the 5-day park hopper pass from CSAA or direct from Disneyland's website. The cost is the same ($169 for adults and $139 for kids).

Most of the perks are the same ($10 ESPN card, one early entry, and free parking) but the CSAA PH also offers preferred seating at some DCA shows. According to the Disneyland website, the Disney 5-day PH does not.

Disney will ship their PHs for free; CSAA charges flat fee of $10.

Did I miss anything? I'm leaning towards getting the CSAA, and essentially pay $10 for the preferred seating. Your thoughts, suggestions, advice? Thanks!

 

[CindyH]

Thank you, Mary Jo!

 

[JDarling]

IMHO, I wouldn't pay the extra $10. You can usually get really good seats to the DCA show (Aladdin is really the only one where it MIGHT pay off) with little to now wait, and I'm a penny pincher. That $10 could be spend on 3 cotton candies, or a drink and an ice cream or a couple of minature figurines for DH (he's a nut for those). Head toward the end of the parade route (the Paradise Peir side) to get a great, close up view of the floats in the Electrical parade. You can usually get those last minute!
For the Aladdin show, there isn't a bad seat in the house! Each seat offers a different view of the effects, and even the "nose bleeds" are great.